XChat2.8.9

XChat is a popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It has a choice of a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers and is highly configurable.

XChat is a full-featured IRC client and includes all basic functionalities that are found in most other IRC clients, including CTCP, DCC file transfers and chats.

It supports a plugin system for various languages (including C, C++, Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, Lua, CLISP, D, and DMDScript). By writing plugins, the features and functionality of XChat can be extended and customized.

- The balloon time is now adjustable via /set input_balloon_time <seconds>.- The /Ghost command's password parameter is now optional.- Updated the default IRC network list with various additions.- When switching tabs, made the treeview only scroll if the selected item isn't visible.- The Search/Find window can now be closed with the ESC key.- Selecting an item in the nickmenu will now copy it to clipboard.- New icons for notification area (systray).- For the auto-join command, added an 'x' filler for empty keys. This works around a bug in ircd-seven.- Lifted a limitation which only allowed the auto-join list to be 255 characters long.- When a single channel-MODE changes, xchat will no longer re-issue a MODE request for the titlebar display, but figure the new modes intelligently.- A favorite networks feature has been added to the network list.- Various text event changes:* Added "Private Action", "Private Action to Dialog", "SSL Message".* Added "Identified text" parameter all the 'action' events.* Added a $3 parameter to "Server Text".- Plugin API changes:* Added 'gtkwin_ptr' to xchat_get_info.* Added DCC fields 'poshigh' and 'resumehigh'.